1. Read the note from your friend
Richard. Write a postcard to tell him what he wants to know.

It’s great that you’re coming to see
me in England.
Tell me when you are coming, how long you want to stay and what you want to do.

Write soon!

Richard

Write 25—35 words.

ANSWER

Dear Richard,

I am going to England next Monday for three months and I would
like to do an excursion with you around London.

See you soon,

Lily

2. Read the note from your friend
Leslie. Write a note to Leslie and answer his questions.

I’m having a party at my home on
Saturday. Can you come? Would you like to bring a friend? What do you like doing
at parties?

Leslie.

Write 25—35 words.

ANSWER

Dear Leslie,

Thank you for your letter. I’m very happy,
you know, I like a lot of a party and I like listening to music at parties. Yes,
I’m going to come with my girlfriend called Judy. You will be happy. She is very
nice and friendly. See you on Saturday at 5 o’clock.

David.

3.Read the note from your
friend Eric. Write a note to Eric to answer his questions.

I’ll make the meal tonight. Would
you like meat or fish? What vegetables do you want? What time will you be home?

Best wishes,

Eric.

Write 25—35 words.

ANSWER

Dear Eric,

Thanks for making the meal tonight. I’d
like meat and I want beans. I’ll be home at half past seven.

Best wishes,

Ihino.

4. You cannot be at the railway station when your father
arrives there. Your friend is going to meet him for you. Write a note to your
friend. Say:

— when your
father will arrive

— what he
looks like

— what he
will be wearing.

Write 25—35 words.

ANSWER

Tomorrow morning at nine o’clock, my
father will arrive at Birmingham
New Street station.

He is a Japanese. And he is taller
than me. He is wearing glasses and he hasn’t got a lot of hair on his head.

Thanks,

Michitaka.

5.Your friend has asked you to go swimming tomorrow evening. You can’t
go. Write a note to your friend. Say:

— why you can’t go

— when and where you can meet your friend on another day.

Write 25—35 words. Write your note on the answer sheet.

ANSWER

Dear Lina,

I am sorry I can’t go because I go to the cinema. Can we go
to the swimming pool on Sunday at 6.30 in the evening? If you want to go, come
to the bus station on Sunday at 6.00 o’clock.

BEIJING — The chairman of the Libyan opposition’s executive board, Mahmoud Jibril, will visit Beijing for talks on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday, in the latest sign that China is hedging its bet on the survival of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s government in Tripoli.

The Chinese government has criticized NATO’s air campaign in Libya as excessive and called for a cease-fire, although China abstained instead of exercising its veto when the United Nations Security Council voted in March to authorize the NATO action.

China has a record of insisting on international respect for the sovereignty of all countries, including pariah governments in Zimbabwe, Sudan, Myanmar and North Korea, all of which are trading partners for China.

The Chinese government has long resented foreign criticism of its own human rights record, particularly the Tiananmen Square military crackdown in 1989, and generally opposes criticism of what other countries do within their borders as well.

Chinese official news media have produced a steady drumbeat of reports from Tripoli that give prominence to the government’s claims that NATO warplanes have hit many civilian targets in the city. Other foreign reporters in Tripoli have been skeptical of many of the claims, pointing to signs that some of the damage may have been caused by the Libyan’s own ordnance.

Chen Xiaodong, the director general of the West Asian and North African Affairs Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, had said on June 9 that China would welcome a visit by Libyan opposition envoys, while China’s ambassador to Qatar, Zhang Zhiliang, met another opposition leader in Doha on June 2.

An unusual visit—the Libyan opposition leader just wrapped up a two-day trip to China. He's the head of the rebel group fighting to overthrow the current Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

Chinese authorities have confirmed on Tuesday that the head of the Libyan opposition group, Mahmoud Jibril has visited China.

[Hong Lei, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson]:

"Mahmoud Jibril is visiting China from June 21st until 22nd. Jibril is scheduled to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi during his visit and they will exchange opinions on the situation in Libya."

The Chinese regime has avoided joining the international community calling for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down, since fighting began earlier this year. It has abstained from the U.N. Security Council vote to allow the use of force.

The Chinese regime has criticized NATO bombing operation and support for the rebels. But, recently the Chinese leaders have been meeting with both Gaddafi's officials and the opposition leader, Mahmoud Jibril.

"China has interest, primarily economic interests, certainly the eastern part of Libya. That part of the country is under the rebel control... The Chinese don't want to frozen out of dealing with that government."

The Chinese regime is accommodating to the situation.

[Assoc Prof. Patrick Chovanec, Tsinghua University-Beijing]:

"Certainly, the prospect of Gaddafi being removed is very strong. So, right now, one of the two major oil areas is controlled by the rebels...The Chinese Communist Party is just accommodating itself to the reality of this situation."

It could mean collaborating with whoever is in power.

[Assoc Prof. Patrick Chovanec, Tsinghua University-Beijing, China]:

"China's policy of non-interference can be interpreted in many different ways. One of them would be to say that they simply deal with whoever is in power on the ground."

Analysts say energy-hungry China is seeking to cultivate good relations—by presenting itself as a friend to whoever is the upcoming Libyan leader.